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Checklist for Tribe Attini Smith, 1858 (Higher myrmicines)
and region Sarapiquí (Heredia, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
284
3410
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
284
3410
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
273
3369
5276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
195
2933
4819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
40
461
881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
458
878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
228
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
94
472
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
94
472
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
43
264
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAttini
Smith, 1858
Higher myrmicines
11
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sarapiquí
11 Genera with 21 Species
Acromyrmex Mayr, 1937Leaf-cutting Ants3SpeciesTaxom
Apterostigma Mayr, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Atta Fabricius, 1793Leaf-cutting Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphomyrmex Mayr, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Lenomyrmex Fernandez & ..., 1999
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophylax Emery, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycocepurus Forel, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Myrmicocrypta Smith, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Neostruma Brown, 1948
0SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyrmex Mayr, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Trachymyrmex Forel, 19092SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sarapiquí
21 Species
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) coronatus Fabricius, 1804Carpenter carditid
Acromyrmex (Acromyrmex) octospinosus Reich, 1793
Acromyrmex volcanus Wheeler, 1937
Apterostigma auriculatum Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Apterostigma collare Emery, 1896False spike
Apterostigma dentigerum Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Apterostigma goniodes Lattke, 1997
Apterostigma robustum Emery, 1896False spike
Atta (Atta) cephalotes Linnaeus, 1758Leafcutter ant
Atta acromyrmex Reich, 1793
Cyphomyrmex cornutus Kempf, 1968
Cyphomyrmex major Forel, 1901Round combshell
Cyphomyrmex muelleri Schultz & So..., 2002
Cyphomyrmex rimosus Spinola, 1853Rimose fungus ant
Cyphomyrmex salvini Forel, 1899
Mycocepurus tardus Weber, 1940
Myrmicocrypta ednaella Mann, 1922
Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler, 1925Blake lucine
Sericomyrmex opacus Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Trachymyrmex cornetzi Forel, 1912
Trachymyrmex intermedius Forel, 1909


Links, sources and further information
Attini at antwiki.org
Attini at itis.gov